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Four ways Africa is already seeing the effects of climate change – and what can be done about it

Africa is already being heavily affected by climate change. Between 1991 and 2023, the African continent warmed at a rate of 0.3°C per decade, a rate slightly faster than the global average. This has brought more frequent and severe weather extremes.

The Conversation

US Needs To Continue Pursuing Partnerships With Djibouti

Djibouti is destined to become what Singapore is to Asia and Rotterdam is to Europe.

International Business Times

Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger

In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems

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Young Equatorial Guineans Yearn For The American Dream

Tiny but oil-rich Equatorial Guinea long escaped the youth exodus plaguing other African nations, but a decade of economic decline and rising unemployment has left many eager to leave.

International Business Times

Bill Gates says today's global child health crisis is tomorrow's economic catastrophe

Bill Gates says malnutrition is the “world’s worst child health crisis" and climate change will only worsen it.

Fortune

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries

The Independent UK

UK orders 150,000 mpox vaccine doses amid spread of new strain in Africa

Health officials say jabs needed to bolster UK’s resilience after WHO declares clade Ib outbreak a global emergency

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How Amy Sall is highlighting the beauty of African cinema

Amy Sall is highlighting the cultural impact of African filmmakers with ‘The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power’, published by Thames & Hudson

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Empowering new communities to seize digital opportunities vital to Africa’s development

In recent weeks, high-level international governance conferences across Africa have cast light on the vital role digitalisation is set to play for the continent’s inclusive and sustainable development.

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Can the US find new partners in West Africa after Niger exit?

Washington is now seeking a Plan B after troops were ejected from sprawling, expensive bases in Niger.

Al Jazeera

Battle of Tinzawaten: The final hours of Wagner mercenaries in the Sahara

The Battle of Tinzawaten, in the Sahara Desert, was the Wagner Group's worst defeat in Africa. Between July 25 and 27, separatist Tuareg rebels along with Islamist fighters killed between 50 and 67 of the Russian group's mercenaries near Tinzawaten in northern Mali. The FRANCE 24 Observers compiled a special…

France 24

Sahara desert hit by extraordinary rainfall event that could mess with this year's hurricane season

The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.

LiveScience

Clad in pink, one heterosexual man protests Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Texas Kadiri Moro is an unusual figure amid the LGBTQ+ rights activists in the coastal West African nation of Ghana

The Independent UK

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa and beyond

The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa and beyond

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‘We cannot ignore Africa’: F1 fans on continent add to Lewis Hamilton’s call for grand prix

New wave of Formula One fans inspired by Netflix series Drive to Survive say it is time for an African country to host a race

Radio France Internationale

US backs two permanent seats for Africa on UN Security Council

The US has thrown its weight behind creating two permanent seats for African states on the United Nations Security Council, and one rotating seat for small island developing states. Years of talks about reforming the council have led nowhere, and many doubt whether US backing will be enough to spur…

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African Countries Report Rising Mpox Cases And Deaths

Learn about the alarming rise in mpox-related deaths in Africa, prompting urgent action and global response to contain the outbreak.

The Independent UK

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency's director-general described as “not acceptable.”

The Conversation

Hustle academies: west Africa’s online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion

As the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is witnessing the rise of “hustle kingdoms” – informal academies that train individuals to carry out digital scams.

The Conversation

African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens

At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a colonial legacy and as inefficient, so most states removed the upper chambers. Before 1990, only two states kept these bicameral parliaments: Liberia and Nigeria.

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